Bellator announced yesterday that former Olympic Judoka and undefeated MMA prospect Rick Hawn will participate in season four’s welterweight tournament. Hawn – who FIGHT! profiled nearly a year ago – was a buzz fighter among hardcore fight fans leading up to his Bellator debut at Bellator 33 last fall and he showed out, recovering from a bad kick to throw Levon Maynard to the mat and finish him with hammerfists at the end of round 1. Video from that fight is below.

The Sityodtong / Renzo Gracie BJJ / Pedro Judo fighter is currently unranked but will enter our rankings following his next qualifying bout. The tournament winner will take home $100,000 and a shot at Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren (#16).